Even unemployed people can be busy. 🙂 I have been busy this past week, substitute teaching several times, delivering groceries for Instacart, looking for a job (always!), and continuing to do things around the house to help keep our family going. How I act when I am busy is something I often…

This past week the weather hasn’t been that good.  As I was working one of my part time jobs as an elementary school substitute teacher I could tell the kids were getting antsy and their attitudes towards each other was also a little chipy – they had not had an…

While I am looking for a new full time job I started doing several part time jobs so that I can generate some type of income.  One of those jobs that I am doing is substitute teaching at our school district’s K-8 schools. Now I know how it is when students…

I lost my job. About 5 months ago. I haven’t been in a place to write about it until recently.  I was keeping much of it inside.  I didn’t want to write about it because it all kinda hurt.  Even though I know it was a business decision and that…

New Year resolutions are abound at this time of year.  I am not against them or am I going to sit here and spout off all the statistics about how all of us make resolutions but break them within the first 2 weeks.  The media will remind us of this more…

Christmas time came a little later this year due to the timing of the Thanksgiving Holiday – and it is still such a wonderful time! It is amazing how everyone (including our family!) is rushing around trying to make sure we get all the gifts, attend all the tree lightning ceremonies, and…

 This year we were fortunate to be able to spend Thanksgiving with some of our extended family  (cousins, Aunts, etc.).  This hasn’t always been the case and made it even more of a special time since we don’t get to see them that often. At work on Monday this holiday gives…

I love to talk.  Just ask my wife! I am certain that God gifted me with such a wonderful spouse because He knew I needed to use a lot of words each day and she has the best listening skills of anyone I know. She will listen to me rant and rave…

Halloween was just last week as you know. Since moving to Nashville we have been holding a joint neighborhood party in our front driveway that has grown over the years to be attended by over 60-70 people.  We give out free candy (of course) but some of our neighbors also…

I get tired of it. I get tired of always being nice to everyone even when they go behind my back at the office and take credit for the work that I did. I get tired of people saying they are going to do something to my face then when…